The format for high dynamic range (HDR) known as Dolby Vision is gaining momentum with a growing library of content available via over-the-top streaming of 4K Ultra HD movies and t... More
Tag Archives: Blu-ray
Dolby Vision Ultra HD Blu-ray Support Awaits Mediatek SoC (HD Guru)
Adult Entertainment Companies Get On VR Bandwagon
It’s no secret that the adult entertainment industry has historically experimented with and adapted new video formats and interactive technologies early on, even helping to drive... More
Early Ultra HD Blu-ray Sales Numbers Exceed Disc Predecessor (Variety)
Studio executives are cheered by early Ultra HD Blu-ray sales numbers. A total of 45 Ultra HD titles have been released on Blu-ray Disc since March — and according to Home Media ... More
Blu-ray Disc at 10: Gateway to 4K Ultra HD, Digital Delivery (HMM)
That the Blu-ray Disc is the vehicle the CE and content industries are using to drive 4K Ultra HD into the home isn’t surprising. It’s not just the disc’s high capacity; it�... More
Fox’s Zupan: UHD Blu-ray’s Off to ‘Promising’ Start
Ultra High-Def (UHD) Blu-ray had a “promising launch at retail” and 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment remains committed to strongly supporting the format with titles, Brian Z... More
Analysts: Xbox One S’s UHD Blu-ray May Not Be Game Changer
The fact that Microsoft’s upcoming Xbox One S video game console will feature an Ultra High-Def (UHD) Blu-ray Disc drive and cost $299 for an entry-level model when it arrives in... More
Innovation Guru to Keynote THE Summit
If you’re in the home entertainment business, you know constant innovation is a must to compete in this digital world. And at the June 14 Transforming Home Entertainment (THE) Su... More
Digital Video Revenues Make Up for Slump in DVD/Blu-ray – but the Model’s Less Profitable (Videonet)
Content price inflation seems to be an inexorable trend in the TV world, with pay-TV operators often placing the blame for their latest price-hike on the increasing costs the Holly... More
Paramount: A Laborious Process Behind UHD Blu-rays (MCN)
From before a film even hits theaters, studios are already laying the technical groundwork needed for home entertainment, and with UHD Blu-ray, there’s never been as much advance... More
Opinion: Where’s UV’s guy in the turtle neck (or hoodie)?
I just came off of a day-long UltraViolet download. Eight hours of data and details about the next big Hollywood format. There were 250 of some of the smartest folks in home entert... More
Has Entertainment Failed Brian Dunn and Best Buy?
by Marty Porter Hollywood could have done a lot more to help keep Brian Dunn his job. You don't need to be reading this newsletter to find out that the Best Buy CEO was shown the d... More
At Blu-Tech Summit: Apps Provide New Marketing Momentum for Blu-ray
by Marcy Magiera UNIVERSAL CITY, Calif.— Apps are poised to increase the interactivity of Blu-ray and provide new marketing momentum for the format, said a panel at Blu-Tech: Th... More
Blu-Tech Summit To Discuss Technological Advances, Production Efficiencies for Blu-ray Titles
The Media & Entertainment Services Alliance, in cooperation with DEG: The Digital Entertainment Group, plans to hold a half-day technology summit for leading Blu-ray Disc devel... More
At ESCA Europe: Studios Draw Digital Supply Chain Lessons from Physical Business
As major film studios venture further into digital distribution, they are bringing with them best practices from the packaged media business. Yet those best practices continue to e... More
Spending on Disc Rentals Rose in Q2: Rentrak
Home entertainment consumers still love their DVD and Blu-ray discs — especially when it comes to rentals. Consumer spending on disc rentals during the second quarter of 2011 to... More
Holiday Promotion Watch: Walmart Adds Free Shipping for Blu-ray Players, Videogames
Blu-ray players are among the nearly 60,000 items for which Walmart.com now offers free shipping, as part of a holiday promotion that steps up the retailer’s competition with the... More
At Blu-Con: Studios Ready 3D Holiday Push, Frame Release-Window Debate
By Marcy Magiera BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. — DEG: The Digital Entertainment Group couldn’t have gotten a bigger headliner for its Blu-Con 2010 conference here or a more ringing en... More
Amazon Offers Keys to Blu-ray Market Growth at Blu-Con
By Marcy Magiera BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. -- Amazon.com opened the Blu-Con 2010 conference here by telling a room of more than 400 industry execs how they can expand Blu-ray Disc sal... More
Implications of Reported HDCP Encryption Crack
Reports of a “master key” leak for the High-bandwidth Digital Content Protection protocol — a key anti-copying technology for Blu-ray disc publishers and consumer electronics... More
MeadWestvaco to Sell AGI Packaging Business for $68 Million
Packaging giant MeadWestvaco Corp. announced late last week that it has signed a definitive agreement to sell its AGI media and entertainment packaging business to industrial holdi... More